What is the difference between Karak Stone and Sulfide Yellow?

ΔE 22 (loose). Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Karak Stone vs Sulfide Yellow

Karak Stone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b89a5a (estimate)

Sulfide Yellow

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dc9b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Karak Stone.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Karak Stone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Karak Stone.

Can I use Karak Stone instead of Sulfide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Karak Stone is a little darker, much more muted, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Karak Stone on the colour wheel See Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Karak Stone

Karak Stone vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Karak Stone vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Karak Stone vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfide Yellow

Sulfide Yellow vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Karak Stone
Sulfide Yellow vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Karak Stone
Sulfide Yellow vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Karak Stone

All matches: Karak Stone equivalents · Sulfide Yellow equivalents